Crime & Safety
West Allis Man Charged in Wauwatosa Burglary
Suspect allegedly broke into his cousin's apartment because he was mad at him.
A 24-year-old West Allis man is facing felony charges after he allegedly burglarized his cousin’s Wauwatosa apartment because he was mad at him.
Anthony James Harstvedt was charged Tuesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of burglary on evidence that he and another man broke into an upper apartment in the 2300 block of North 65th Street. If convicted, he could face up to 12½ years in prison and $25,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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On Sept. 19, were called to the victim’s apartment after he returned home from a wedding in Florida to find someone had broken into the residence and stolen numerous items, which included watches, money, a safe, two shotguns, two handguns, a laptop computer, DVDs and a video game console.
A downstairs neighbor told police he noticed a torn screen to the upper apartment and a garbage can moved underneath it two days before. He said someone had also taken a ladder off of his work truck and placed it next to a fence.
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Police obtained a fingerprint of another man who helped Harstvedt break into the apartment. He admitted to the crime, telling police the victim was Harstvedt’s cousin and that Harstvedt was mad at him so he wanted to steal his stuff.
He said the two took the guns to Harstvedt’s aunt’s home so they could arrange to sell them.
Harstvedt is currently being held in Milwaukee County Jail on $750 cash bond.
